Integrated CAM Software Automates Data Transition From Engineering to Production
By: Emily Probst
By switching to CAMWorks software, Decimal Engineering was able to boost its throughput and quality while saving time and money.
#casestudy
Mazak Leaders Share Observations of Machine Tool Market During Uncertain Year
By: Peter Zelinski
Cybersecurity, hybrid machines, automation and the state of the market among the topics addressed. Virtual event with product launches to be held August 11.
How To Reference Custom Macro Variables by Name
By: Mike Lynch
FANUC now enables CNC users to reference custom macro system variables by names in addition to hard-to-remember numbers. Here’s how.
#cnctechtalk
5 Mistakes We Find in Most CNC Programs
By: Mike Lynch
While the mistakes listed here will not sound an alarm or cause a program to fail, they will cause confusion, wasted time and scrap parts.
#cnctechtalk
Are Employees Really Replaceable?
By: Tim Sanders, Operations Manager, Titletown Manufacturing
Although an individual might consider themselves to be replaceable, an organization should not see their employees that way.
#viewfrommyshop #workforcedevelopment
5 Hard Lessons from a 28-Year-Old Startup Machine Shop Owner
By: Peter Zelinski
Good fortune and years of long working hours have both figured into the success of this young shop, which became its founder’s sole employment starting last year. The shop owner shares his story.
#workforcedevelopment
Machine Monitoring Circles Back to Basics
By: Matt Danford
Deeper insights from more varied data are no replacement for manufacturing fundamentals.
#datamatters
Hope Is an Asset: Here Are Machine Shops Following Clear Visions for the Future
By: Peter Zelinski
A simple strategy offering a clear aim to hope for is particularly valuable during a disruptive time. Recently posted articles offer examples of shops following clear ideas for the way ahead.
#zaxis
Cutting Tool Orders May Have Reached Low Point
By: Steven Kline, Jr.
The pandemic accelerated the contraction in metalworking and extended the accelerating contraction in cutting tool orders. But, the GBI: Metalworking indicates the lows in cutting tool orders may be in the past.
New Metalworking Products from Modern Machine Shop, July 2020
By: Jedd Cole
The latest technology from Bel Air Finishing Supply, Advanced Industrial Measurement Systems, 168 Manufacturing, Select Machining Technologies, and UNISIG Deep Hole Drilling Systems
Video: Succession Planning, Stewardship and Generation Change in Machine Shops
By: Peter Zelinski
Leaders of Indiana Precision Grinding describe lessons learned related to succession planning and how the upcoming generation found its commitment to the business.
#successionplanning
The Three Pillars of Reliable Machine Shop Productivity
By: Mark Albert
This shop looks for a systematic convergence of three disciplines in production management.
#leanmanufacturing
